Make a Comment • Email Link • Send Letter to Editor IPFS News Link • Economy - Economics USA Trade deficit soars to new record heights in 2005 2-11-2006 • Reuters The US trade deficit skyrocketed in 2005 to a record $725.8 billion, as American companies and consumers snapped up record levels of low-priced goods from China and high-priced oil from the Middle East, a government report showed. Watch Streaming Broadcast Live: LRN.fm Watch live shows and archives TV Live Chat Telegram Share this page with your friends on your favorite social network: